New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-01-19

general freight agent Bird, OF the Milwau,.
kee u st. Paul, held a meeting in the lat
ter's Office, in Milwaukee, and agreed to
raise the rate on soft coal from Illinois,
Minnesota, Dakota and Missouri river
points 40 cents per ton.
The Brooklyn papers mention the fact
that the city has lost by robbery and
"carelessness," during the past twenty
years, $S,oo0,0OO out OF sos, 900, 600.
handled.
Senator Malone will go into railroad
building when he retires from the senate in
March.
The story that 50. 900, Oo0h been used
among congressman to secure the passage
of the Pacific railroad funding bill is said
to be a canard.
At the recent ball OF the British minister
West, lin Washington, the Chinese minister
wore q cap ornamented with diamonds and
white and blue satin.
In the case OF Luther j. Whitney vs. the
Northern Pacific railroad company, involv-
ing land in the Miles City land district,
Montana which is within the limits OF the
grant to the company, Acting Secretary
Muldrow has decided: The failure Of the
company to pay for the survey OF the land
does not defeat it's title thereto, ii it was in
condition to pass a definite location; and
all the Indian title, under Article XVI. OF
the treaty with the Sioux April 20, 1858,
which stipulated that the country north OF
the North Platte river and east of the Big
Horn mountains shall be held and consid-
cred to be unceded Indian territory, was
subsequently duly extinguished, in keeping
with the second section Of the act granting
land to this company. This decision in
wolves a large portion OF the company s
grant in Montana.
George II. Lemon has received additional
contributions to the Logan fund, which
have not been heretofore acknowledged, to
the amount OF So, 555.
William Osmotherly is frozen to death
near Henery, Oak.
The grand jury OF the parish of Pointe
Coupe, La, have found a true bill OF man.
slaughter against all the officers OF the
burned steamer J. M. White.
It is stated in New York that DR.. Nc.
Glynn has decided not to 60 to Rome.
Fire damaged the Dundee block on Main
street, Winnipeg, $25, 900. The building was
occupied as law Offices and stores beuea TN.
The damage was about $4,000 to goods
and office furniture, and the rest to the
building. The building was owned by the
Dundee Investment company, and was in.
sured.
Fire broke out in the oil room in W. c.
Fosters saw mill at Fairchild, Wis, &C.
stroying the building completely. with al.
most the entire contents.
Nicholas Kiefer, living near Kampeska,
Dak., has been arrested and brought before
the grand jury on complaint of his daugh.
ter, aged sixteen years, for incest.
Ex-senator Allen G. Thurman was taken
suddenly i'll at the jackson club banquet
Columbus but reported not in danger.
Fosters saw mill near Eau Claire is
burned; loss, about $40, 900.
Mrs. Nettie Green, known as the queen oil
Wall street, and who is worth $50, 900, 900,
is passing the winter in boarding house
at Far Rockaway.
Mary Harlan, one of the Louis vile demi.
monde, dies after forty-two days of fast.
ing.
Judge Aaron Shaw, for many years a
prominent politician, died at his home at
olney, ILL.,, aged seventy-six years.
William and Cornelius Vanderbilt have
each.given 1000 to the Logan fund
The debts OF Gen. Logans estate, which
it is proposed that his Chicago friends will
pay, are in the neighborhood OF $500
The trials OF socialists will be begun at
Frankfort on the 14th inst. The usual
form OF accusation will be adopted. The
prisoners will be charged with being mem,
bers OF secret society whose object is to
oppose the execution OF thelaws. Between
arrests and execution the socialists are for
the time paralyzed.
By an explosion OF gas in Andrew q
Block, Youngstown, Ohio, fire occurred
with losses amounting to 100000.
The Montana legislature convened on
the 9th, and Gov. Houser presented his
final message. His successor, Gov. Leslie,
has arrived. The legislature has blocked
out considerable work for the coming ses.
sion. but it is likely to be somewhat ham.
perel by the bill passed in the closing days
OF the last session Of congress restricting
legislation by territorial legislatures.
In the mayoralty recount at Winnipeg
Pearson was unseated and Jones declared
elected.
The senate bill to pension Mrs. Logan is
encountering some obstacles in the house,
and some opposition comes from most UNI
expected quarters.
The Minnesota cases, both of which were
argued by w. P. Clough for appellants a
lew weeks since, in one OF which Eugene NJ.
Wilson appeared for defendant, were al
firmed. with costs. by the supreme court.
The title OF one case was The North
Mark Paine; OF the other, Felix A. Bovee
vs.. G. NJ Chapman.
The postoffce department furnishes the
following for the information Of postmas-
tiers: The act Of congress approved Jan. 8.
1887, authorizes the issue only OF postal
notes (nor the payment thereby at such
postofices other than money order Offices
as the postmaster general may designate.
Every application or petition for the ex-
tension OF this privilege should specify the
number OF inhabitants of the place from
which it ,emanates. and briefly the reasons
tor desiring the extension of the postalnote
system, and should contain such state
ments as Will tend to show that this means
OF making small remittances is needed
Each application should be signed by the
postmaster OF the locality, who will be re-
quired to give q slightly increased bond, to
cover the value of the bank notes intrust-
ed to him. and should be addressed to the
superintendent OF tie money ordersystem,
postoftice department.. Washington
William Campbell, a blind man, famousi in
the locality Of Beloit as a fisherman, COM
United suicide by taking strychnine at his
boarding place.
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